The Sept. 11 memorial at ground zero has been
evolving as the 18th anniversary of the attacks
approaches.
This year, when nearly 3,000 victims names are
read aloud there Wednesday, a half-dozen stacks
of stone will quietly salute an untold number
of people who aren't on that list.
The granite slabs were installed on the memorial
plaza this spring . They recognize an initially
unseen toll of the 2001 terror attacks
firefighters, police and others who died or fell
ill after exposure to toxins unleashed in the
wreckage.
Caryn Pfeifer's husband, firefighter Ray Pfeifer,
died in 2017 of cancer. It developed after he
spent months searching the rubble for remains.
She says the new 9/11 Memorial Glade gives
families like hers a place to think about everybody.